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Oh,
I
don't
know,
when
you're
too
busy
doing
it
to
write
about
it?
There's
lots
happening
on
the
IBM
Software
front
and
a
lot
of
great
work,
too,
so
I'll
be
brief:Social
Business:
Boon
or
Boondoggle?
September
19
-
23
is
Social
Media
Week
and
to
mark
it,
the
... [ + Read more ]

The
curtain
came
up
on
Lotusphere
and
IBM
Connect
this
morning
down
in
Orlando,
and
if
the
initial
flurry
of
social
media
activity
is
any
indication,
the
first
IBM
software
conference
of
2012
is
off
to
a
great
start.
With
an
opening
general
session
featuring
guest
musicians
OK
Go
... [ + Read more ]

A
new
blogger,
a
new
initiative
and
a
brand-new
event
took
the
lion's
share
of
visits
to
the
IBM
Software
blog
in
2012.
Martin
Keen,
Smarter
Analytics
and
IBM
InterConnect
all
drew
visits
in
the
thousands,
helping
IBM
Software
rise
to
the
top
of
the
list
of
IBM
blogs.
... [ + Read more ]

As
the
Social
Business
era
progresses
it
will
increasingly
be
targeted
at
specific
industry
requirements.
One
of
the
most
interesting
industries
that
will
be
impacted,
which
has
in
turn
an
impact
on
pretty
much
everyone,
is
healthcareHealthcare
is
a
very
large
and
growing
cost
to
society.
It
is
straining
both
... [ + Read more ]

And
now,
from
the
home
office
in
Armonk
–
the
Top
10
Most
Popular
Items
in
the
IBM
Software
Newsletter
for
2012:
10
(TIE):
IBM
Notes
and
Domino
Social
Edition
Preview
webcast
(November)
and
IBM
Mobile
Foundation
(May).
Anticipation
for
Notes
and
Domino
Social
Edition
–
once
called
Notes
and
Domino
... [ + Read more ]

As
I
have
talked
with
business
people
and
public
servants
around
the
world
this
past
year,
many
of
them
has
asked
me
what
the
difference
between
social
media
and
Social
Business
is.
It
is
a
fair
question.
With
all
the
facebook
traffic,
the
highly
visible
bog
entries,
and
the
viral
... [ + Read more ]

Each
year,
the
IBM
Beacon
Awards
recognize
the
most
innovative
solutions
from
IBM
Business
Partners.
Spanning
a
wide
range
of
solutions
and
markets
in
support
of
Smarter
Planet,
winning
solutions
consistently
demonstrate
exemplary
value
by
solving
real
business
issues
for
clients.
... [ + Read more ]

The
latest
IT
Tech
Trends
Survey
is
now
open.
We're
looking
to
hear
what
you
feel
are
the
major
drivers
and
motivators
in
the
tech
industry
right
now.
In
the
2010
IBM
Tech
Trends
Survey,
more
than
50%
of
the
respondents
told
us
mobile
application
development
will
overtake
other
types
of
development
... [ + Read more ]

A
few
weeks
ago
I
was
in
Toronto
visiting
some
very
nice
people
at
the
Lassonde
school
of
Engineering
at
York
University.
Before
going
into
visit
with
the
Dean
to
discuss
his
vision
for
a
new
kind
of
engineering
school,
a
few
of
us
met
in
the
local
campus
coffee
... [ + Read more ]

Let's
take
a
closer
look
at
the
skills
gaps
identified
by
the
2012
IBM
Tech
Trends
Report,
shall
we?
If
you
recall,
the
report
(released
yesterday)
revealed
a
workforce
seriously
short
of
skills
in
the
technologies
that
most
organizations
have
tapped
as
critical
to
their
future
growth,
namely:
business
analytics,
... [ + Read more ]

A
few
weeks
ago
IBM
announced
that
it
was
transitioning
its
Symphony
productivity
suite
development
effort
to
Apache,
to
work
on
the
OpenOffice
project
This
news
raised
questions
about
what
IBM's
strategy
was
in
the
document
space.
I
would
like
to
set
the
record
straight.
Let
me
be
perfectly
clear
... [ + Read more ]

We
just
mailed
our
February
IBM
Software
Newsletter,
featuring
the
top
stories
from
Lotusphere
2012.
And
while
products
like
IBM
Connections
'Next'
and
Notes
and
Domino
Social
Edition
grabbed
the
headlines,
IBM
Docs
and
Lotus
Symphony
are
getting
a
LOT
of
attention
from
our
readers.
IBM
Docs
(previously
called
LotusLive
Symphony)
... [ + Read more ]

As
organizations
realize
the
power
of
both
internal
and
external
social
networking
tools,
they
are
seeking
employees
with
the
skill
set
needed
to
advance
social
initiatives.
Surprisingly,
many
organizations
are
discovering
that
their
IT,
research
and
development
teams
are
a
wealth
of
knowledge
when
it
comes
to
working
collaboratively.For
example,
... [ + Read more ]

Big
data
played
a
big
role
on
day
2
of
IBM
Connect
2013
(#ibmconnect).
While
much
big
data
discussions
focus
on
machine-generated
and
sensor-sourced
data
within
the
"Internet
of
Things,"
big
data
discussions
in
a
social
business
context
focus
on
the
increasing
volumes
of
interactions
among
and
between
people.
As
... [ + Read more ]

The
following
is
a
guest
post
by
Kevin
Custis,
Business
Sales
&
Delivery
Executive
for
Strategy
&
Transformation
and
Global
Leader
Social
Business
and
Mobility
Services
within
IBM
Global
Business
Services.
Most
companies
approach
social
business
by
adopting
social
media
tactics.
It’s
a
start,
but
it’s
not
enough.
To
... [ + Read more ]